Solution · Connect the Drops
Reconnecting people with water
The crisis
India extracts 245 bcm of groundwater every year
India consumes more groundwater than any other country in the world. Nationally, that's just over 55% of our annual recharge — a number that sounds reassuring on paper.
But that national average hides severe regional disparities. In many districts extraction dramatically exceeds recharge, water tables are falling fast, and community wells are going dry. Worse — most people have no idea what their water footprint is, or how to change it.
India is the world's biggest consumer of groundwater — 124% more than China, and far more than the US. The numbers won't fix themselves; the relationship has to.
Annual groundwater extraction
The world's highest. We extract billions of cubic metres a year — without most people seeing where it goes.
Our framing
Water stewardship starts not with tools, but with trust
Water is a shared thread that weaves through every life, every landscape, every home. But somewhere along the way we've grown detached from it. The crisis isn't just scarcity — it's a quiet erosion of our relationship with water.
We create spaces — community dialogues, immersive workshops, storytelling and hands-on experiences — that meet people as companions, not facilitators. The aim is to make water visible in everyday decision-making, from employee volunteering to student initiatives.
Our approach
Four ways we connect people with water
Reconnection isn't a single tactic — it's a stack of experiences spanning learning, dialogue and action.
Experiential Learning
Hands-on volunteering
Immersive volunteering programs with employees, students and citizens — getting hands wet at restored ponds, wells and check-dams.Education & Training
Water literacy at scale
Sessions for school children, colleges, government officials, architects and builders — co-designed with think-tanks like CSE, TERI SAS and Development Alternatives.Awareness & Sensitisation
Stories that travel
From online talk series to community radio, our platforms bring together diverse voices to share lived stories and inspire action.Action-Oriented Dialogues
From conversation to plan
Workshops with corporates, RWAs, builders, teachers and urban planners — translating dialogue into action plans for local governance bodies.
Our impact
From talk to traction — across geographies
- 1,000+People Engaged
- 100+Community Workshops
- 2,000+Corporate Participants
- 200+Interns & Volunteers
Case study
Jal Pe Charcha — Gurugram
A community dialogue series across 50+ villages in Haryana — storytelling, live demos and conservation guidance that translated into government action.
Jal Pe Charchais GuruJal's community dialogue series in Haryana — held in 50+ villages across the state. Each session pairs storytelling with live demonstrations and practical conservation guidance grounded in the local context.
What started as conversations turned into action. Communities reached out to government officials to rejuvenate local ponds, turning a series of charchas into real-time change on the ground.
Format
Open-circle community dialogues with stories, demos and Q&A.
Reach
50+ villages across Haryana, plus repeat workshops with schools and panchayats.
Outcome
Community-led requests for pond restoration — converting dialogue into governance action.
Bring Connect the Drops to your team
Make water visible — in your office, school or village
We run workshops and dialogues for corporates, schools, RWAs and community groups across India. If you'd like to bring a session to your geography or team, write to us.